Union County Academy for Allied Health Sciences

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name = Union County Academy for Allied Health Sciences


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district = Union County Vocational Technical Schools
type = Magnet public high school
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location = 1776 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
information = 908-889-6831
website = [http://www.ucvts.tec.nj.us/ucvts/AAHS School website] The Union County Academy for Allied Health Sciences (UCAAHS) is a full-time magnet public high school, located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, United States.

This school is a career academy on the Union County Vocational Technical Schools Campus, which also includes the Academy for Information Technology and the Union County Magnet High School.

As of April 1, 2008, the school has discontinued its previous sequence of college courses, which would have led to an Associate's Degree from Union County College.

The Academy is dedicated to the education of students in the field of Allied Health Sciences, as part of the Union County Vocational Technical Schools. The school was founded September 2005. Students occupied the new addition to Baxel Hall, while the remainder of Baxel Hall has been gutted and refurbished. As of September 2008 the remodeled Baxel Hall has been opened. The building features state-of-the-art science laboratories, miniature medical center, 300-seat auditorium and new classrooms.

Application/Admission

The Union County Academy for Allied Health Sciences is selective, application-only school. Applicants must be in high academic standing. It is mandatory to attend an "Information Session", and then take a two part entrance exam, consisting of English and Math sections. This is the same exam taken by all applicants to a UCVTS school (includes Union County Magnet High School and the Academy for Information Technology) . Admission is competitive.

Curriculum

Graduation requirements include:

Mathematics 4 years
* Combined Algebra (1 & 2)
* Geometry/Trigonometry
* Math Analysis
* AP Calculus I/AB, AP Calculus II/BC, Probability and Statistics

Science 4 years
* Biology & Foundations of Science
* Chemistry & Anatomy and Physiology
* Physics, AP Biology, Sociology and Psychology
* AP Chemistry

Language Arts 4 years
* English I- World Literature
* English II- Early American Literature
* English III- American Literature II
* English IV- British Literature or AP English

Fitness/Health 4 years

World Language: Spanish 3 years

Social Studies 3 years
* World History I
* US History I
* US History II
* Economics

Visual & Perf. Arts 1 year
* Sophomore-year Performing Arts (Dance) Class

The Allied Health Component of UC AAHS includes:

Freshmen:
* Dynamics of Health Care in Society
* American Red Cross First Aid Certification

Sophomores:
* Fundamentals of Health and Disease
* American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer

Juniors:
* Psychology and Sociology
* Ethics and Public Policy
* American Red Cross First Responder Training

Seniors:
*EMT Certification
* Senior Internship

References

External links

* [http://www.ucvts.tec.nj.us/ucvts/AAHS The Union County Academy for Allied Health Sciences website]
*NJReportCard|39|5260|020|Academy for Allied Health Sciences
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418040&ID=341804000584 Data for the Union County Academy for Allied Health Sciences] , National Center for Education Statistics